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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2011, 08:45:48 PM »
The Enchanted Item/Warden Sword concept still requires that the wielder use their own EI/FI slots to accommodate the object. It is built, however, using the crafstperson's talents (Luccio set the swords at a base 6 item power and has an extra slot for uses per session)

I don't have stats handy, but I have a race of lizard-men who have mage hunters in my game. In general surprise and poison are their chief weapons. As Brust says in the Taltos book, a knife between the shoulder blades is going to seriously cramp any sorcerer's style. Inhuman speed/toughness etc. are also very useful, as are stunts that add extra consequences.

Would you mind posting your lizardmen magehunters when you get a sec?

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2011, 09:58:26 PM »
Fairly sure that the weapon rating is replaced.

One upside to building your own sword is that it establishes each witchfinder as a crafter. This means that they can make and use James Bond-style gadgetry, which adds to the mortal vs supernatual tension. Mortals have tools, immortals have power.
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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2011, 05:00:25 AM »
I don't have stats handy, but I have a race of lizard-men who have mage hunters in my game. In general surprise and poison are their chief weapons. As Brust says in the Taltos book, a knife between the shoulder blades is going to seriously cramp any sorcerer's style. Inhuman speed/toughness etc. are also very useful, as are stunts that add extra consequences.

Their chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Their two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Their *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Their *four*...no... *Amongst* their weapons.... Amongst their weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again...

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2011, 05:14:54 AM »
Um, what?

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2011, 05:27:23 AM »
Clearly you weren't expecting the bloody spanish inquisition... ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Inquisition_(Monty_Python)

Sorry...
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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2011, 05:48:57 AM »
You're right. I wasn't expecting that at all.

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2011, 05:58:12 AM »
I seem to be spawning a lot of Monty Python references recently *cough cough*

OK, so I ran it over in my mind and I think the witchslayers will be ritual crafters... I just like the aesthetics a lot better than an IoP. The IoP may be more efficient, but the crafting angle gives it a whole lot more story juiciness.

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2011, 06:08:18 AM »
Correct. Channeling and Ritual have no further specializing to do; they are innately as they are, already focused. Evo and Thau have many broad applications, therefore, the ability to specialize.

Searched the board to see the effect of refinements on focused Ritualists... and found this from Iago; I'm guessing this still allows Ritualists to take a refinement that lets them gain two additional Focus Item Slots (or four additional Enchanted Item Slots).

Don't see why it'd be unreasonable for Ritualists to take a +1 boost to their specialty and take the other point as a +1 focus item (as per Bob and Harry at the bottom of YS182). Are there opportunities for abuse that I'm not seeing?


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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2011, 06:16:07 AM »
Technically ritualists can't take refinements for specialization (read the power description), but I don't really see the problem with that, since they don't have the ability to build a pyramid, and thus could only ever have a +1.

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2011, 03:09:01 PM »
OK, I've written up a template as best as I know how with all the contributions from everyone on the thread... I think it's interesting, it has a lot of story juiciness and I like how it has a gritty down-to-earth feel (i.e. Dresden-like). Let me know how you would edit it or spruce it up or even other options to add to the template.

Thanks to everybody who helped me out with this :)

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2011, 03:54:06 PM »
You're right. I wasn't expecting that at all.

Sigh, we're going to have to do something about your straight-man routine  :P
No, ma'am. We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we're aware of. May we come in?


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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #26 on: July 15, 2011, 05:26:14 AM »
This is my actual personality...

Wait, am I missing another reference here?

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #27 on: July 15, 2011, 05:06:24 PM »
This is my actual personality...

Wait, am I missing another reference here?

Open's Sanctaphrax's head : inserts humor module serial number 1-2LOL : closes head : flips the power switch : hopes for the best

/just teasing you Sanctaphrax  ;)
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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #28 on: July 15, 2011, 05:58:44 PM »
You're right. I wasn't expecting that at all.
Sigh, we're going to have to do something about your straight-man routine  :P
This is my actual personality...

Wait, am I missing another reference here?
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

...Wait.  Does that mean that Odysseus would expect them?  And if so, why?

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Re: Her Royal Majesty's Witchfinders
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2011, 09:20:20 AM »
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

...Wait.  Does that mean that Odysseus would expect them?  And if so, why?

Perhaps he laid down the foundation for what would eventually become the Spanish Inquisition?